This is the first part of a series exploring the compassion focused approach to working with psychosis, and is ideal for beginners or those looking for a refresher. You can see Level 2 here.
Handouts and any accompanying materials will be sent to you via email before the beginning of the workshop. If this is not possible, one of our admin team will be in touch.
Once you click the meeting link to join the meeting, you will be placed in a waiting room and a member of our admin team will add you to the workshop shortly before it begins. A team member will be available for any technical support (should it arise) throughout the day, and can be contacted by private message or via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk
This workshop will offer 3hours towards your CPD, and you will receive a certificate of attendance shortly after the workshop via email. This workshop will be recorded, and a recording will be sent to all participants and will be available for up to three months after the live broadcast.
This workshop will take place on the 27th January 2027.
Each session will run from 13.30 – 16.30. Timings are according to GMT (UK time zone).
This workshop is offered at a flat rate £69.
To pay in installments, or for those who may struggle or be unable to afford this price, please contact finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
This introductory workshop provides an accessible overview of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for psychosis. It is suitable for anyone interested in understanding distressing voices, paranoia, unusual beliefs, and other experiences associated with psychosis, including practitioners, peer support workers, experts by experience, family members, carers, students, and support staff.
Participants will be introduced to key principles of Compassion Focused Therapy, including how evolution has shaped the human brain with a natural bias towards threat detection and self-protection. The workshop explores how processes such as dissociation, vigilance to threat, shame, trauma, and social rank concerns can contribute to experiences such as voice-hearing and unusual beliefs.
Drawing on a compassion-focused understanding of psychosis, participants will learn how these experiences can often be understood as meaningful attempts to manage threat, distress, or difficult life experiences. The workshop introduces compassion-focused formulations of voice-hearing and unusual beliefs, with particular attention to their protective functions and their links to trauma, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.
The training also introduces the concept of the compassionate self and explores how cultivating compassionate mind states can create a sense of safeness that supports recovery and wellbeing.
Online via Zoom
Gumley, A., Braehler, C., Laithwaite, H. et al. (2010). A compassion focused model of recovery after psychosis. International Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 3(2), 186-201.
Heriot-Maitland, C. (2023) Position Paper - CFT for Psychosis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.
Heriot-Maitland, C., & Longden, E. (2022). Relating to voices using compassion focused therapy: A self-help companion. Routledge.
Heriot-Maitland, C., McCarthy-Jones, S., Longden, E. & Gilbert, P. (2019). Compassion focused approaches to working with distressing voices. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 152.
Compassion For Voices: Stuart Video. Charlies discusses the video here.
Compassion for Voices - Science and Application (2016) by Charlie for ISPS
The Voices in My Head (2013) Eleanor Longden's TED talk
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Yes, towards the bottom of the page under the 'prices' section you will find a link to download a booking form for this workshop. Please fill this in and email to finance@compassionatemind.co.uk
If you find you are unable to attend this course, please email our admin team via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk as soon as possible. You will be given the option to transfer to another course (within 12 months). Refunds are available if cancellation occurs no less than one month before the start of the course, although we will consider exceptional circumstances.
All delegates signed up to the workshop will recieve joining links and instructions when they sign up for the event via Eventbrite. Any additional handouts will be sent to you as soon as they are recieved from the speaker. If you do not recieve a welcome email when you book, or have other queries, please email hello@compassionatemind.co.uk.
All attendees will received a certificate upon completion of the course. This will be emailed to you, so please ensure that your details are correct on registration.
Our staff will take a register on each day of the workshop and any non-attendees will not receive a certificate. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please get in touch at hello@compassionatemind.co.uk
Yes, this workshop will be recorded on zoom. Once the workshop has finished all delegates will receive a follow-up email with the links to view these along with any extra resources. These will be available to view for around 3 months post-event. The recordings are edited, so will be made available roughly a week after the workshop has finished.
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All places booked for our event, must be paid for prior to attending the event unless pre-agreed with management. Please note that we cannot confirm your place until we have received payment.
Should you be unable to attend the event, please contact our admin team as soon as possible via hello@compassionatemind.co.uk. Refunds, less the Eventbrite administration fee, will be made if cancellations are received in writing up to one month before the event. Any cancellations received after this time will not be eligible for a refund, although we will consider exceptional circumstances. While refunds for failure to attend cannot be made, you can transfer your event fee to a future event that will take place within 12 months of your booking without an additional penalty.
Please note that information about the event and venue are subject to change and cancellation. Occasionally, an event may have to be cancelled or postponed. We will endeavour to inform you of any changes and cancellations as soon as possible via email. We cannot take responsibility for any resulting costs you may incur for travel, accommodation, any other related goods or service or other compensation should an event cancellation occur.
For all face-to-face events, lunch provided at the event will be vegetarian and will include eggs, but no meat or fish (though vegan options will also be made available). However, please advise us of any dietary requirements in the notes section whilst booking online and we will do our best to accommodate your request.
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